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Cayman Islands vs Mauritius statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

The Cayman Islands has a population of 74.5K (ranked 187/197), compared with 1.26M in Mauritius (ranked 156/197). The Cayman Islands' land area is 92.7 sq mi versus 771 sq mi for Mauritius (ranked 190th vs. 170th).

By GDP, The Cayman Islands ranks 159/197 ($7.14B) and Mauritius ranks 143/197 ($15B). By GDP per capita, The Cayman Islands ranks 6/197 ($97,750), while Mauritius ranks 79/197 ($11,872).

Main facts and rankings

Cayman Islands Mauritius
Population
76930
1256649
Population rank 187/197 157/197
GDP
$7.14B
2023
$15B
2024
GDP rank 159/197 143/197
GDP per capita
$97,750
2023
$11,872
2024
GDP per capita rank 6/197 79/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$86,689
2023
$31,051
2024
Government debt n/a
$13.7B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio n/a
93.2%
2025
Government debt per person n/a
$10,846
2024
Government debt per person rank n/a 54/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$82,674
2025
$7,323
2025
Land area
92.7 sq mi
2025
771 sq mi
2025
Population density
804 ppl/mi²
2024
1,634 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.53
2023
1.39
2023
Median age
39.3 years
2024
38.5 years
2024
Life expectancy
80.7 years
2025
75.3 years
2025

Cayman Islands and Mauritius: Comparison Charts

Cayman Islands and Mauritius economies compared

GDP
Cayman Islands

Mauritius
Year GDP
Cayman Islands Mauritius
1960 - $162,089,564
1961 - $191,757,729
1962 - $197,738,208
1963 - $253,839,558
1964 - $218,914,569
1965 - $230,024,161
1966 - $227,534,083
1967 - $238,439,291
1968 - $206,576,631
1969 - $221,553,613
1970 - $224,125,805
1971 - $251,437,338
1972 - $318,664,900
1973 - $404,285,775
1974 - $669,894,030
1975 - $673,311,287
1976 - $713,510,052
1977 - $834,722,972
1978 - $1,029,040,323
1979 - $1,227,446,632
1980 - $1,147,027,924
1981 - $1,157,769,444
1982 - $1,092,923,636
1983 - $1,104,956,573
1984 - $1,054,564,759
1985 - $1,090,611,325
1986 - $1,482,601,552
1987 - $1,906,174,438
1988 - $2,163,252,449
1989 - $2,211,312,823
1990 - $2,689,212,760
1991 - $2,895,354,736
1992 - $3,267,677,814
1993 - $3,307,302,126
1994 - $3,606,050,873
1995 - $4,094,741,652
1996 - $4,481,489,762
1997 - $4,243,755,308
1998 - $4,225,813,976
1999 - $4,402,193,195
2000 - $4,726,108,622
2001 - $4,675,755,867
2002 - $4,906,494,249
2003 - $5,894,873,920
2004 - $6,667,418,752
2005 - $6,576,108,447
2006 $4,200,288,241 $7,028,810,681
2007 $4,466,278,065 $8,150,150,209
2008 $4,585,949,024 $9,990,356,674
2009 $4,281,714,567 $9,128,843,109
2010 $4,156,841,107 $10,003,670,690
2011 $4,186,073,104 $11,518,413,430
2012 $4,291,004,524 $11,668,696,397
2013 $4,405,796,023 $12,292,974,141
2014 $4,562,853,611 $13,074,129,952
2015 $4,708,167,233 $12,007,291,046
2016 $4,909,322,237 $12,594,155,464
2017 $5,166,281,305 $13,713,506,131
2018 $5,530,178,441 $14,735,695,931
2019 $5,941,896,608 $14,436,346,980
2020 $5,655,358,021 $11,408,106,446
2021 $6,060,026,520 $11,484,348,858
2022 $6,600,843,963 $12,907,767,790
2023 $7,139,428,558 $14,101,195,733
2024 - $14,952,555,415

Cayman Islands and Mauritius economies compared

GDP per capita
Cayman Islands

Mauritius
Year GDP per capita
Cayman Islands Mauritius
1960 - $238.3
1961 - $281.7
1962 - $282.3
1963 - $353
1964 - $297.3
1965 - $305
1966 - $296
1967 - $304
1968 - $258.7
1969 - $272.7
1970 - $271.3
1971 - $299.6
1972 - $374
1973 - $467
1974 - $763
1975 - $755
1976 - $787
1977 - $906
1978 - $1,102
1979 - $1,292
1980 - $1,187
1981 - $1,181
1982 - $1,101
1983 - $1,103
1984 - $1,042
1985 - $1,069
1986 - $1,442
1987 - $1,840
1988 - $2,074
1989 - $2,103
1990 - $2,540
1991 - $2,705
1992 - $3,013
1993 - $3,014
1994 - $3,240
1995 - $3,648
1996 - $3,952
1997 - $3,696
1998 - $3,642
1999 - $3,746
2000 - $3,982
2001 - $3,909
2002 - $4,073
2003 - $4,858
2004 - $5,461
2005 - $5,354
2006 $87,085 $5,696
2007 $89,888 $6,575
2008 $89,655 $8,030
2009 $81,374 $7,318
2010 $76,838 $8,000
2011 $75,281 $9,197
2012 $75,102 $9,291
2013 $75,114 $9,765
2014 $75,845 $10,366
2015 $76,379 $9,508
2016 $77,802 $9,966
2017 $80,054 $10,842
2018 $83,866 $11,643
2019 $88,254 $11,403
2020 $82,339 $9,011
2021 $86,438 $9,069
2022 $92,202 $10,224
2023 $97,750 $11,182
2024 - $11,872

Cayman Islands vs. Mauritius life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Cayman Islands

Mauritius
Year Life expectancy, years
Cayman Islands Mauritius
1950 54 51.9
1951 54.5 52.5
1952 55 52.1
1953 55.4 51.5
1954 55.9 52.2
1955 56.4 53.8
1956 56.8 55.1
1957 57.3 55.7
1958 57.7 56.4
1959 58.2 57.4
1960 58.8 58.4
1961 59.4 59.5
1962 60.1 60.5
1963 60.8 61.1
1964 61.4 61.5
1965 62.2 62.1
1966 62.8 62.1
1967 63.2 61.7
1968 63.6 62.1
1969 64 62.7
1970 64.4 63.7
1971 64.8 63.8
1972 65.4 63.8
1973 65.9 64.3
1974 66.5 64.2
1975 67 64.4
1976 67.5 64
1977 68.1 64.8
1978 68.5 65.3
1979 69 66
1980 69.5 66.5
1981 70 67.2
1982 70.4 67.9
1983 70.8 68.4
1984 71.2 68.6
1985 71.6 68.7
1986 71.9 68.9
1987 72.1 69.2
1988 72.4 69.4
1989 72.5 69.5
1990 72.7 69.8
1991 72.9 70.1
1992 73.1 70.2
1993 73.2 70.4
1994 73.4 70.4
1995 73.6 70.6
1996 73.7 70.5
1997 73.9 70.7
1998 74.1 70.9
1999 74.2 71.4
2000 74.4 71.8
2001 74.5 72
2002 74.6 72.1
2003 74.6 72.3
2004 74.6 72.5
2005 74.9 72.6
2006 75 72.8
2007 75.2 72.9
2008 75.4 73.1
2009 75.7 73.3
2010 76.1 73.6
2011 76.6 74.1
2012 77.1 74.3
2013 77.7 74.4
2014 77.9 74.6
2015 78.1 74.7
2016 78.4 74.9
2017 78.6 75
2018 78.8 74.5
2019 79.1 74.2
2020 79.2 74.7
2021 79.3 72.9
2022 80 73.5
2023 80.4 74.9
2024 80.5 75.1
2025 80.7 75.3

Cayman Islands and Mauritius population clocks and comparison

Population
Cayman Islands

Mauritius
Year Population
Cayman Islands Mauritius
1960 8,428 680,331
1961 8,601 680,757
1962 8,781 700,349
1963 8,970 718,861
1964 9,166 736,381
1965 9,361 753,000
1966 9,560 768,813
1967 9,769 783,917
1968 9,971 798,413
1969 10,165 812,405
1970 10,517 826,000
1971 11,098 839,230
1972 11,764 852,053
1973 12,438 864,819
1974 13,114 878,042
1975 13,788 892,000
1976 14,454 906,507
1977 15,105 921,379
1978 15,727 933,499
1979 16,351 949,888
1980 17,079 966,039
1981 17,905 980,462
1982 18,750 992,521
1983 19,598 1,001,691
1984 20,454 1,012,221
1985 21,324 1,020,528
1986 22,197 1,028,360
1987 23,073 1,036,082
1988 23,951 1,043,239
1989 24,874 1,051,260
1990 25,999 1,058,775
1991 27,294 1,070,266
1992 28,621 1,084,441
1993 29,976 1,097,374
1994 31,352 1,112,846
1995 32,743 1,122,457
1996 34,143 1,133,996
1997 35,543 1,148,284
1998 36,922 1,160,421
1999 38,284 1,175,267
2000 39,674 1,186,873
2001 41,089 1,196,287
2002 42,514 1,204,621
2003 43,934 1,213,370
2004 45,352 1,221,003
2005 46,788 1,228,254
2006 48,232 1,233,996
2007 49,687 1,239,630
2008 51,151 1,244,121
2009 52,618 1,247,429
2010 54,099 1,250,400
2011 55,606 1,252,404
2012 57,136 1,255,882
2013 58,655 1,258,927
2014 60,160 1,261,208
2015 61,642 1,262,879
2016 63,100 1,263,747
2017 64,535 1,264,887
2018 65,941 1,265,577
2019 67,327 1,265,985
2020 68,684 1,266,014
2021 70,108 1,266,334
2022 71,591 1,262,523
2023 73,038 1,261,041
2024 74,457 1,259,509

Fertility rates in Cayman Islands and Mauritius

Fertility rate
Cayman Islands

Mauritius
Year Fertility rate
Cayman Islands Mauritius
1960 4.71 5.9
1961 4.78 5.98
1962 4.79 5.88
1963 4.69 6.18
1964 4.41 5.96
1965 4.16 5.51
1966 4.08 5.46
1967 4.05 4.63
1968 3.99 4.6
1969 3.52 3.97
1970 4.66 3.82
1971 3.47 3.51
1972 4.89 3.41
1973 3.56 3.07
1974 2.96 3.45
1975 2.72 3.2
1976 2.53 3.13
1977 2.41 3.07
1978 2.37 3.01
1979 2.37 2.91
1980 2.4 2.8
1981 2.38 2.67
1982 2.01 2.53
1983 1.83 2.4
1984 1.79 2.16
1985 1.75 2.02
1986 1.69 1.99
1987 1.58 2.05
1988 1.63 2.14
1989 1.76 2.23
1990 1.78 2.32
1991 1.85 2.3
1992 1.73 2.37
1993 1.67 2.21
1994 1.66 2.25
1995 1.67 2.14
1996 1.69 2.12
1997 1.7 2.04
1998 1.7 1.97
1999 1.71 2.05
2000 1.71 1.99
2001 1.7 1.91
2002 1.68 1.94
2003 1.67 1.87
2004 1.67 1.92
2005 1.67 1.88
2006 1.67 1.77
2007 1.68 1.74
2008 1.7 1.67
2009 1.72 1.59
2010 1.69 1.57
2011 1.64 1.55
2012 1.53 1.54
2013 1.45 1.44
2014 1.33 1.43
2015 1.27 1.36
2016 1.23 1.4
2017 1.22 1.44
2018 1.28 1.41
2019 1.51 1.4
2020 1.55 1.44
2021 1.55 1.41
2022 1.54 1.32
2023 1.53 1.39

Cayman Islands and Mauritius demographics compared

Median age
Cayman Islands

Mauritius
Year Median age, years
Cayman Islands Mauritius
1960 23.5 17.4
1961 23.3 17.5
1962 22.9 17.6
1963 22.6 17.6
1964 22.3 17.6
1965 22.1 17.7
1966 21.8 17.8
1967 21.6 17.9
1968 21.3 18.1
1969 21.2 18.3
1970 21.2 18.5
1971 21.4 18.8
1972 21.8 19.1
1973 22.2 19.5
1974 22.6 19.8
1975 23.1 20.2
1976 23.7 20.6
1977 24.3 21
1978 25 21.3
1979 25.7 21.6
1980 26 21.9
1981 26.1 22.1
1982 26.2 22.4
1983 26.4 22.8
1984 26.8 23.2
1985 27.2 23.5
1986 27.6 23.9
1987 28.1 24.3
1988 28.6 24.7
1989 29.1 25.2
1990 29.5 25.6
1991 29.6 26
1992 29.9 26.3
1993 30.1 26.6
1994 30.5 26.9
1995 30.8 27.3
1996 31.3 27.6
1997 31.8 28
1998 32.3 28.4
1999 32.9 28.7
2000 33.2 29
2001 33.3 29.4
2002 33.4 29.7
2003 33.5 30
2004 33.7 30.3
2005 33.9 30.7
2006 34.2 31.1
2007 34.5 31.6
2008 34.8 32
2009 35.1 32.5
2010 35.4 32.9
2011 35.7 33.4
2012 35.8 33.8
2013 35.9 34.2
2014 36.1 34.6
2015 36.3 35
2016 36.5 35.4
2017 36.8 35.8
2018 37.1 36.2
2019 37.4 36.5
2020 37.8 36.8
2021 38.1 37.1
2022 38.5 37.5
2023 38.9 38
2024 39.3 38.5

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Cayman Islands Mauritius
GNI, Atlas method
$4.42B
2022
$16.2B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
14%
2025
31.9%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
1.57%
2023
4.09%
2024
Military expenditure, % of GDP n/a
0.15%
2023
Armed forces personnel n/a
3,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP n/a
-3.75%
2025
Unemployment rate
4.24%
2015
5.57%
2023
Services, % of GDP
85.4%
2022
64.4%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
8.19%
2022
17.8%
2024
Economic freedom index
74
2025
75
2025
Income share by richest 10% n/a
29.9%
2017
Income share by poorest 10% n/a
2.9%
2017
Listed domestic companies
4
2020
93
2024
Market capitalization of domestic companies
$644M
2020
$9.12B
2024
Total reserves including gold
$234M
2023
$8.51B
2024
Personal remittances received
$10.2M
2024
$287M
2024
International tourist arrivals
660,000
2020
316,000
2020
International tourism as share of exports
22.9%
2019
12.9%
2020
Banked people share n/a
89.6%
2024

Energy

Cayman Islands Mauritius
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita n/a
1,155 kg
2023
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use n/a
$25
2023
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
0.36 megatons
2023
4.21 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
4.9 tons
2023
3.34 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share n/a
88.9%
2022
Renewable energy use share
0%
2022
8.6%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share n/a
1.48%
2023
Electric power consumption per capita n/a
2,441 kWh
2023
Renewable electricity output share
2.94%
2021
21.7%
2021
Hydroelectric share
0%
2021
2.88%
2023
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Cayman Islands Mauritius
% of world population
0.0009%
2024
0.02%
2024
Annual migration change
+896
2024
-2,787
2024
Urban population
100%
2024
40.9%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height n/a
5.68 ft
2025
Average female height n/a
5.21 ft
2025
Quality of life index
83.2
2025
61.4
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
76
2025
51
2024
Higher education index
20
2025
40
2025
Homicides per 100K people
4.46
2020
2.23
2022
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
14
2025
12.2
2019
Visa free countries n/a
141
2025
Adult literacy rate
99%
2017
94.3%
2023
English speaking
76.6%
2023
16%
2023
People using the Internet
81.1%
2017
79.5%
2023

Health

Cayman Islands Mauritius
Government health expenditure per capita n/a
$591
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita n/a
$260.1
2022
Life expectancy
80.7 years
2025
75.3 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure n/a
0.62%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
1.94
1997
1.2
2022
Maternal mortality per 100K births n/a
66
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births n/a
15.2
2023
Obesity rate n/a
19.6%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
11.1%
2024
20.1%
2024
Air quality index
78
2025
97
2025
Tobacco use prevalence n/a
20.9%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita n/a
6.86 liters
2020

Territory

Cayman Islands Mauritius
% of world land
0.0002%
2025
0.001%
2025
Land area per capita
1,245 sq mi
2024
612 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
10.4 sq mi
2025
332 sq mi
2025
Forest area
48.6 sq mi
2025
150.2 sq mi
2025
Roads length
488 mi
2007
1,509 mi
2015

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